Ekiti poll: NSCDC boss warns officers against gratification

The Commandant-General of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps, Dr Ade Abolurin, at the weekend warned officers and men of the corps to shun any form of logistic supports from government or individuals ahead the gubernatorial election in Ekiti state slated for Saturday. The NSCDC boss gave the warning on Saturday in Ado-Ekiti, during a one-day assessment visit to the command.
The Commandant said the Corps had already made adequate provisions for all needed logistics support of all its officers and men, adding that it would be offensive if they still go ahead to either solicit for such or accept them from either government or politicians.
He added “We do not want a situation where our people will be offered supports that will make them compromise neutrality.”
He said the Ekiti State Command of the Corps had equally been mobilised with the required welfare packages such as money, food as well as fuel for vehicles among several others.
Abolurin, while addressing senior officers within the ranks of unit commander, local Government commanders, Area Commander, he warned them against compromise during the election.
He directed the Crime Prevention Unit as well as the Disaster Intervention Unit, of the Corps to keep eagle-eye watch on all polling booths to ensure that harmful materials including nylon bags were not brought by any individual or group.
Abolurin who would not disclose the total number of his men to be deployed for the election for security reasons, assured residents said that the corps was on top of whatever challenges that may occur.
“Our intervention in the election will be total; there will be a total coverage of the election while security will be effective.
“We are going to cover the whole of Ekiti, ward for ward, local government by local government, polling booth by polling booth and town by town,” he said.
He announced that a Special Crime detection and control vehicle known as “Surveillance Equipped Cameral Vehicle” had already been deployed in Ekiti to capture happenings in a wide range of environment at the same time, so that they would be no escape route for criminals.
The Commandant General enjoined people of the State to support and cooperate with his men by giving them useful information capable of helping the Corps nib crimes in the bud before they are committed.